University of Alabama student released from sorority after using racial slur on social media

The University of Alabama's Chi Omega sorority released one of its members Thursday after she allegedly sent a Snapchat containing a racial slur.

UA administrators say she will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct.

"The University of Alabama is extremely disappointed when any student uses language that is disrespectful or offensive to any segment of the UA community," Deborah Lane, associate vice president for university relations, told student newspaper The Crimson White. "Behavior, actions and choices that disparage other students are particularly reprehensible and do not represent the values or meet the expectations of our University community."

The social media post, which was screenshot and began circulating Wednesday night, appears to be a photo of a presentation at the sorority and is captioned, "Off probation n----!"

The photo showed three white women with a caption using a racial slur seemingly celebrating that Chi O pledged no black women -- despite the fact the sorority actually pledged two.

In August, a statement from Chi Omega's national headquarters called the bid day incident "reprehensible."

"What was expressed is absolutely reprehensible and completely inconsistent with Chi Omega's values and policies," the statement read. "Chi Omega embraces women from all walks of life, who come together to form a network of friends with high standards and similar values."